Madeleine McCann: The News Of The World’s Sorry Apology For Tabloid Reporting
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
HAVING read “the heartbreaking TRUTH that destroys the lies of Portuguese police”, the oh-so-caring News of The World tells its readers:
“We today offer Kate our immediate and sincere apologies.”
No need, surely..?
The News of the World only published extracts from Kate McCann’s private diary because it cares. It wants to help. It has investigated the case of her daughter’s vanishing and found that the Portuguese police are bungling and to blame.
Yeah, those sicko coppers like Goncalo Amaral who seek to profit from the McCanns agony by publishing books. Not sure how much Amaral’s book costs, but the NOTW is under a pound.
Says the paper:
“We published the extracts in the belief held in good faith that we had Kate’s permission to do so.”
Did the caring NOTW ask Kate McCann to publish extracts from her diary, or just think she would agree to it?
The extracts also appeared in The Sun, the NOTW’s sister paper. How did the paper come by them? A police leak? How the papers hate those:
THE SUN: “McCann cops deny ‘smears’”
The Sun: “Leaks, smears … now plane lies”
How the caring tabloids hate those leaks from the Portuguese police:
Madeleine McCann: Liz Hunt Wonders, The Leaked File And The End
As the NOTW explains:
“It is now clear that our belief was misplaced, and that, in fact, Kate neither approved of nor knew the extracts were to be published.”
“Belief”. Yeah, not fact, just an educated hunch…
That apology in full:
Last week we published extracts from Kate McCann’s diaries and explained in the article that we were doing so to “nail the lies” about Kate created by selective leaking from the diaries by Portuguese police.
No, not to make easy headlines, to keep the story alive and sell more newspapers (surely to keep Our Maddie in the public eye? - Ed).
We published the extracts in the belief held in good faith that we had Kate’s permission to do so. It is now clear that our belief was misplaced, and that in fact Kate neither approved of nor knew that the extracts were to be published.
Misplaced. Not wrong…
Upon learning of our error we immediately removed the extracts from our website and we today offer Kate our immediate and sincere apologies. We have agreed to make a donation to be used in the search for Madeleine. The News of the World remains wholly supportive of the McCanns and their continuing campaign to find their daughter.
Make a donation, or be sued, perhaps…
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September 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
BF
His plant-station you mean
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
he looked like he was in a tent near sandbanks on his playstation!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Elvera
“…. the media ‘blackout’ concerning Prince Harry’s ’service’ in Iraq/Afghanistan”
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Is this libel to say he was getting sp fucking stoned they had to “black out” the media before HE blacked out himself?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Sam
10 so not long!
I will end up like Marie on Everybody loves raymond.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
like Tony Blairs daughter
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:30 pm
there are things such as injunctions, i dont know the proper term, which medias can be served with and which they must comply with regarding supression of stories and also creating stories.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Châtelaine Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Marie Nicholas Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
I am not very hopeful though. See how they hold the media.
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Bonjour
That’s right, Marie. And how, may I pray, did they get hold and KEEP a hold on the Media?
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Interesting programme on BBC radio 4 this morning concerning the media ‘blackout’ concerning Prince Harry’s ’service’ in Iraq/Afghanistan and how it was achieved which could be pertinent to the case of Madeleine. There is a listen again facility on the site.http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/insidestories/pip/y3rnh/
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
bf, seems strange, i thought it was mentioned that neither went out or searched ? then again there were reports of him on the beach shouting and keening away.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
how old is he bf ? it changes when they turn teens, then, all of a sudden you’re dust, and sometimes even an embarrassment. really.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
What does anyone think about gerry at a bar in luz on the 3rd talking to john hill the MW manager?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Sam
Mostly, he went abseiling, quad biking, orienteering, climbing, made his own raft, rambling, archery……. etc…
He said he cried thursday night, him and some other boy, and the teachers let them watch tv, and gave them some bisquits.
Do you know I was suprised how many parents when we were waiting were shocked I missed him so much. They were all going on about how lovely it was, and how their peace will now be shattered.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Marie Nicholas Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
I am not very hopeful though. See how they hold the media.
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Bonjour
That’s right, Marie. And how, may I pray, did they get hold and KEEP a hold on the Media?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
my last post got spambotted, is it possilbe to dig it out manda ? thanks.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
bh, i miss the days when the kids were younger and you could do stuff with them, sounds like you had a great day
did he have a good time on his trip ?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Thank you, Marie Nicholas,
I live in Holland.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
maravilha, what is disturbing is that he said (alledgedly) find the body and prove we killed her.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Jo,
your dream,
You were dreaming of a doctor with a syringe in his hand.
The power of a doctor cames from the way he handles, also with medicines.
A syringe shows agression and power, the form and its containings.
But in this case, the power became shit, because of the dogs.
That’s why the man asks you to show the body, his last power.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
bless - you really did miss him didn’t ya!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
petermac
where does he get those figures ?????
Lone
Yes
!!!!
we played black jack, rummy, and 21 with real chips, had a walk down the river, made him steak and chips, and watched murder she wrote and the golden girls, and scooby doo. finishing of with cluedo! While he told me all about it.
Then I let his dad have a cuddle
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
nope that don’t work
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
alt 6
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
But thanks for trying, Firestar
Must go and score some money so I can score some food; bbl
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Firestar
I’m on the laptop, with no numberpad.
alt +0226 on the numbers
produces
nothing…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Ade
the ‘eagle’ is good at the moment too
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Please take out the k’s.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
Marie Nicholas
I wrote this yesterday from a hotel computer, it didn’t take. Right now I’ve got 3 minutes. Look I really think the McCanns did very wrong when they left their kids. And I don’t mind if they are sued and go to jail for it. But I kthink the child disappearing could well be kanother crime entirely. I am interested in this as a brilliant detective story, as well as caring for the child as a proper mother would. I kthink people blurr the two crimes together when they may well not be.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
âde said:
doom is on form at the moment
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in more ways than one; bankers defenestrating themselves in Fortress America, and the US Treasury preparing to destroy the world in order to save it.
I wonder whether Rasputin has got any Tsarist debt tucked away for a rainy day?
But I’m glad the beers good, and hope the plucking continues to please…
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
alt +0226 on the numberpad
â
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
chenier Says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Thanks, âde.
I haven’t an apple, so it doesn’t work with the alt bit, so I cut and pasted.
How goes it with the Doombar?
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doom is on form at the moment
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Thanks, âde.
I haven’t an apple, so it doesn’t work with the alt bit, so I cut and pasted.
How goes it with the Doombar?